Contents 1 Table of Contents Foreword 0 Part I Introduction 2 Part II Installation 2 1 Trial Version... 2 2 Full Version... 3 Part III How to Distribute It 4 Part IV Reference Guide 4 1 Properties... 4 BackColor Property... 4 BarColor Property... 4 CountryCode Property... 4 Data Property... 5 HandleTilde Property... 5 Mode Property... 5 Orientation Property... 6 Ratio Property... 6 ServiceClass Property... 6 ZipCode Property... 7 2 Methods... 7 GetActualSize... Method 7 Render Method... 8 SaveAsImage Method... 8 SaveAsMemory... Method 9 SetSize Method... 9 SetStructuredAppend... Method 10 3 Enumerations... 10 Mode Enumeration... 10 Orientation Enumeration... 11 Part V How to Use It in Reporting Services 11 1 Create... a Report Project 11 2 Add MaxiCode... Barcodes 14 Part VI Special Format Data 18 Part VII License 19 Index 0 1
2 MW6 MaxiCode.NET Control Manual 1 Introduction MW6 MaxiCode.NET control is a flexible and reliable.net component and can create professional 2D MaxiCode images for your.net application, you can save the MaxiCode as different image format files. It is easy to print the MaxiCode barcode using the PrintDocument Control provided by the.net Framework. MaxiCode is a fixed-sized 2D symbology created by the United Parcel Service, it can store about 93 characters of information and is primarily used for freight sortation and tracking. 2 Installation 2.1 Trial Version 1. The trial version MaxiCode.NET control displays the "MW6 Demo" on the top of MaxiCode barcode. 2. After the installation for the trial version is finished, copy MW6.MaxiCode.dll in VB.NET or C# demo project sub folder of the destination folder (e.g. "C:\Program Files\MW6.NET Components \MaxiCode") to your project folder. 3. Right click anywhere on the Toolbox to select "Choose Items...". 4. In the "Choose Toolbox Items" dialog, select ".NET Framework Components", click on the "Browse" and select MW6.MaxiCode.dll.
Installation 3 5. To use the control in your Windows form, just drag it from the Toolbox and drop it onto your form. 2.2 Full Version 1. Uninstall the trial version MaxiCode.NET control if applicable. 2. Complete the installation for the full version MaxiCode.NET control, copy MW6.MaxiCode.dll in VB.NET or C# demo project sub folder of the destination folder (e.g. "C:\Program Files\MW6.NET Components\MaxiCode") to your project folder to replace the trial version MaxiCode.NET control.dll file.
4 MW6 MaxiCode.NET Control Manual 3 How to Distribute It If you want to redistribute the MaxiCode.NET control as part of your application, simply put MW6.MaxiCode.dll into the application local folder on the target machine. 4 Reference Guide 4.1 Properties 4.1.1 BackColor Property Gets or sets the background color of the MaxiCode barcode. Public Property BackColor As Color public Color BackColor {get; set;} The default value is white color. 4.1.2 BarColor Property Gets or sets the color of the MaxiCode barcode. Public Property BarColor As Color public Color BarColor {get; set;} The default value is black color. 4.1.3 CountryCode Property Gets or sets the country code. Public Property CountryCode As String
Reference Guide 5 public string CountryCode {get; set;} The default value is blank, if the "Data" property is properly formatted and begins with the 7 characters "[)><RS>01<GS>", this property will be automatically overridden. See Also Special Format Data 4.1.4 Data Property Gets or sets the message to encode with MaxiCode.NET control. Public Property Data As String public string Data {get; set;} The default value is "12". 4.1.5 HandleTilde Property Gets or sets a boolean flag indicating whether to process the tilde character "~" or not. Public Property HandleTilde As Boolean public bool HandleTilde {get; set;} If this property is set to TRUE, non-printable characters can be passed to MaxiCode.NET control by using the tilde character, "~dnnn" represents the ASCII character encoded by the 3 digits NNN, for example, "~d010" represents the character LF (line feed). 4.1.6 Mode Property Gets or sets the encoding mode of the MaxiCode barcode. Public Property Mode As enummode
6 MW6 MaxiCode.NET Control Manual public enummode Mode {get; set;} 4.1.7 Orientation Property Gets or sets the orientation of the MaxiCode barcode. Public Property Orientation As enumorientation public enumorientation Orientation {get; set;} 4.1.8 Ratio Property Gets or sets the ratio value which is used to enlarge or shrink the MaxiCode barcode. Public Property Ratio As float public float Ratio {get; set;} The default value is 1, a valid value must be between 0.7 and 3. 4.1.9 ServiceClass Property Gets or sets the 3-digit service class. Public Property ServiceClass As String public string ServiceClass {get; set;} The default value is blank, if the "Data" property is properly formatted and begins with the 7 characters "[)><RS>01<GS>", this property will be automatically overridden. See Also Special Format Data
Reference Guide 7 4.1.10 ZipCode Property Gets or sets the zip code. Public Property ZipCode As String public string ZipCode {get; set;} The default value is blank, if the "Data" property is properly formatted and begins with the 7 characters "[)><RS>01<GS>", this property will be automatically overridden. See Also Special Format Data 4.2 Methods 4.2.1 GetActualSize Method Gets the actual size of the MaxiCode barcode which is rendered onto either computer screen or other devices such as printers. Public Sub GetActualSize(ByVal ScreenIsTarget As Boolean, _ ByVal TargetG As Graphics, _ ByRef ActualWidth As Integer, _ ByRef ActualHeight As Integer) public void GetActualSize(bool ScreenIsTarget, Graphics TargetG, ref int ActualWidth, ref int ActualHeight); Parameters ScreenIsTarget TargetG Indicates whether the MaxiCode barcode is rendered onto computer screen or not. Graphics object to be used for rendering, if the parameter ScreenIsTarget is set to TRUE, set this parameter to NULL. ActualWidth A pointer to the variable that receives the width of the MaxiCode barcode (in pixels).
8 MW6 MaxiCode.NET Control Manual ActualHeight A pointer to the variable that receives the height of the MaxiCode barcode (in pixels). 4.2.2 Render Method Renders the MaxiCode barcode onto the device such as a computer monitor or a printer. Public Sub Render(ByVal renderg As Graphics, ByVal p As Point) public void Render(Graphics renderg, Point p); Parameters renderg Graphics object to be used for rendering. p Stores the coordinates (in pixels) of the top-left corner of the MaxiCode barcode. 4.2.3 SaveAsImage Method Exports the MaxiCode barcode image to a file. Public Sub SaveAsImage(ByVal FileName As String, ByVal ImgFormat As ImageFormat) public void SaveAsImage(string FileName, ImageFormat ImgFormat); Parameters FileName A string that contains the name of the file to which to save MaxiCode barcode image. ImgFormat Specifies the image format. Before you call this method, use GetActualSize() method to obtain the actual size of MaxiCode barcode and use SetSize() method to set the image size by adding the surrounding white space around the MaxiCode barcode. See Also
Reference Guide 9 GetActualSize() Method SetSize() Method 4.2.4 SaveAsMemory Method Exports the MaxiCode barcode image byte stream to the memory. Public Sub SaveAsMemory(ByVal MS As MemoryStream, ByVal ImgFormat As ImageFormat) public void SaveAsMemory(MemoryStream MS, ImageFormat ImgFormat); Parameters MS Specifies the memory stream that holds the byte stream of the MaxiCode barcode image. ImgFormat Specifies the image format. Before you call this method, use GetActualSize() method to obtain the actual size of the MaxiCode barcode and use SetSize() method to set the image size by adding the surrounding white space around the MaxiCode barcode. See Also GetActualSize() Method SetSize() Method 4.2.5 SetSize Method Sets the size of the image which contains the MaxiCode barcode. Public Sub SetSize(ByVal Width As Integer, ByVal Height As Integer) public void SetSize(int Width, int Height); Parameters Width The width, in pixels, of the image. Height The height, in pixels, of the image.
10 MW6 MaxiCode.NET Control Manual First call GetActualSize() method to obtain the actual size of the MaxiCode barcode, then use this method to set image size by adding surrounding white space around the MaxiCode barcode. See Also GetActualSize() Method 4.2.6 SetStructuredAppend Method Specifies which symbol this is in a sequence and the total number of symbols in the sequence. Public Sub SetStructuredAppend(ByVal AllowSA As Boolean, _ ByVal SymbolID As Integer, _ ByVal SymbolCount As Integer) public void SetStructuredAppend(bool AllowSA, int SymbolID, int SymbolCount); Parameters AllowSA Indicates whether the structured append is allowed in the current MaxiCode barcode, if this is FALSE, the parameters SymbolID and SymbolCount are irrelevant. SymbolID Specifies which symbol this is in a sequence, the parameter must be between 1 and SymbolCount. SymbolCount Specifies the total number of symbols in the sequence, the maximum value is 8, which means that up to 8 symbols can be linked together using the structured append protocol. Don't call this method if you don't need the structured append feature. 4.3 Enumerations 4.3.1 Mode Enumeration An enumeration type for all possible encoding mode values. Members Name Comment
Reference Guide 11 mdmode2 Mode 2 mdmode3 Mode 3 mdmode4 Mode 4 mdmode5 Mode 5 4.3.2 Orientation Enumeration An enumeration type for all possible orientation values. Members Name or0 or90 or180 or270 Comment 0 Degree 90 Degrees 180 Degrees 270 Degrees 5 How to Use It in Reporting Services 5.1 Create a Report Project Follow the instructions to create a report project in the Reporting Services environment: 1. Select File New Project from the Visual Studio.NET IDE menu, in the New Project dialog, highlight the "Business Intelligence Projects", then choose the "Report Server Project Wizard", enter the name of the report in the "Name" box, click the "OK" button.
12 MW6 MaxiCode.NET Control Manual 2. In the "Select the Data Source" dialog, click the "Edit" button to open the "Connection Properties" dialog, enter the SQL server instance name in the "Server name" box, choose a database from the drop-down list, click the "OK" button.
How to Use It in Reporting Services 13 3. Click the "Next" button to open the "Design the Query" dialog, enter the query string to extract the data, click the "Next" button
14 MW6 MaxiCode.NET Control Manual 4. In the following dialogs, choose the appropriate options for the type of the report, the way of how to group the data in the table and the table style, then click the "Finish" button. 5.2 Add MaxiCode Barcodes Follow the instructions to add the MaxiCode barcodes to the report. 1. In order to use the MaxiCode.NET control in the Reporting Services, please copy MW6.MaxiCode.dll to "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio X\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies" for 32 bit OS or "C:\Program Files (x86)\microsoft Visual Studio X\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies" for 64 bit OS, the X value is associated with Visual Studio.NET version, it might be 8 for.net 2005, 9.0 for.net 2008, 10.0 for.net 2010, 11.0 for.net 2012. 2. Right click the last column in the table, Select the "Insert Column to the Right".
How to Use It in Reporting Services 15 3. Change the column title to the "MaxiCode Barcode". 4. On the "Report" menu, click the "Report Properties", click the "References" tab, click the two-dot button to open the "Add Reference" dialog. A. Click the "Browse" tab, navigate to the location of the assembly MW6.MaxiCode.dll, select the file and click the "Add" button. B. Click the ".NET" tab, highlight the assemblies "System.Drawing" and "System.Windows.Form", click the "Add" button. C. Enter "MW6.MaxiCode.MaxiCodeNet" in the "Class name" box, enter "objmaxicode" in the "Instance name" box to create an assembly object to use in the code to retrieve the MaxiCode barcode image byte stream. 5. On the same "Report Properties" dialog, click the "Code" tab, copy and paste the following code into this tab, this function is used to retrieve the MaxiCode barcode image byte stream, modify the code a bit to meet your application requirements.
16 MW6 MaxiCode.NET Control Manual Public Function GetImgStream(ByVal DataStr As String) As Byte() End Function Dim ActualWidth As Integer, ActualHeight As Integer Dim ExtraWidth As Integer, ExtraHeight As Integer ' Message objmaxicode.data = DataStr ' Ratio objmaxicode.ratio = 1.0 ' Mode objmaxicode.mode = 0 ' Orientation objmaxicode.orientation = 0 ' Handle Tilde Character? objmaxicode.handletilde = True ExtraWidth = 60 ExtraHeight = 80 objmaxicode.getactualsize(true, Nothing, ActualWidth, ActualHeight) objmaxicode.setsize(actualwidth + ExtraWidth, ActualHeight + ExtraHeight) Dim MS As System.IO.MemoryStream = New System.IO.MemoryStream Dim ImgStream As Byte() objmaxicode.saveasmemory(ms, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg) ImgStream = MS.ToArray MS.Close() Return ImgStream
How to Use It in Reporting Services 17 6. Change the "BackgroundImage" property of the text box in the "MaxiCode Barcode" column to display the MaxiCode barcode image encoding ID value. A. Source: Select the Database from the drop-down list, since the data will be pulled from a database field. B. Value: Enter the string "=code.getimgstream(fields!id.value)", it will ask the report to use the GetImgStream() function to retrieve the MaxiCode barcode image byte stream for the ID field value of the database. C. MIMEType: Select the image/jpeg from the drop-down list, since the MaxiCode barcode image is in jpeg format. D. BackgroundRepeat: Select the NoRepeat from the drop-down list, so only one image will be placed in the text box.
18 MW6 MaxiCode.NET Control Manual 7. Click the "Preview" tab to check the MaxiCode barcode result. 8. For the reporting services deployment, check out Microsoft Knowledge Base article 842419 with the title "How to grant permissions to a custom assembly that is referenced in a report in Reporting Services", it is required to update the security settings of the.net Framework to allow the MW6.MaxiCode.dll assembly to run properly. 6 Special Format Data If the "Data" property is properly formatted and begins with the 7 characters "[)><RS>01<GS>", ZipCode, CountryCode and ServiceClass properties will be automatically overridden. For example, let's set the "Data" property to the following value: [)><RS>01<GS>9615238<GS>840<GS>001<GS>AIM, Inc<GS>634 Alpha Drive<GS>Pittsburgh<GS>PA<RS><EOT> In this format, the identifier "[)><RS>01<GS>" is followed by a date (YY), in this example, it is "96". The above data is encoded in a particular manner as follows: 1) The first 9 data characters [)><RS>01<GS>YY are extracted 2) The next 3 data elements separated by <GS>, representing respectively the zip code, country code and service class, are extracted and encoded in the primary message. In this example, they are
Special Format Data 19 15238, 840 and 001, so Zipcode, Country and ServiceClass properties are automatically overridden. 3) The remaining string preceded with [)><RS>01<GS>YY is encoded in the secondary message. In this example, it is [)><RS>01<GS>YYAIM, Inc<GS>634 Alpha Drive<GS>Pittsburgh<GS>PA<RS><EOT> : <RS>, <GS> and <EOT> indicate 3 characters with ASCII values 30, 29 and 4 respectively. 7 License License agreement This License Agreement ("LA") is the legal agreement between you and MW6 Technologies, Inc. ("MW6") for the font, and any electronic documentation ("Package"). By using, copying or installing the Package, you agree to be bound by the terms of this LA. If you don't agree to the terms in this LA, immediately remove unused Package. 1. License * The Single User License allows the use of the software on ONE computer by ONE person in your organization. * The Site License allows the use of the software at exactly 1 physical site by up to 10,000 users in your organization. * The Single Developer License allows 1 developer in your organization the royalty-free distribution (up to 10,000 users) of the software to the third parties, each individual developer requires a separate Single Developer License as long as he or she needs access to MW6's product(s) and document(s). * The 2 Developer License allows 2 developers in your organization the royalty-free distribution (up to 10,000 users) of the software to the third parties. * The 3 Developer License allows 3 developers in your organization the royalty-free distribution (up to 10,000 users) of the software to the third parties. * The 4 Developer License allows 4 developers in your organization the royalty-free distribution (up to 10,000 users) of the software to the third parties. * The 5 Developer License allows 5 developers in your organization the royalty-free distribution (up to 10,000 users) of the software to the third parties. * The Unlimited Developer License allows unlimited number of developers in your organization the royalty-free distribution (unlimited number of users) of the software to the third parties. 2. User Disclaimer
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